Mighty Dareland

Mighty Dareland is the “youngest” of the Nine Realms, as it was discovered just a decade ago by the brave pilot and adventurer - Amelia Airheart. Since then every day it attracts a lot of researchers and adventurers, nonetheless, up to this day the land remains mostly unexplored. What is known so far is that it has a low sandy coastal plain, which quickly turns into highlands and plateaus covered in deserts which then turn into a thick rainforest. No soul has ever reached the rainforest, though, so no one really knows how large it is or what kind of creatures might live there. The question is rather serious, as although hardly any life was discovered so far in the deserts and along the coastline, the one that was discovered was weird as hell. At first uncanny, abnormal and even unnatural appearances shocked the explorers. The whole thing was so inconceivable that for several years the tales of “Mighty Monsters” were considered to be just silly stories for the gullible until irrefutable evidence was presented to a wider audience. Here are some of them:

The Gloomslick Slug: a slug-shaped creature that can actually levitate over the surface. Its massive, bloated body is neon green perpetually glistening with thick, stinky slime that oozes from it. Its skin is a landscape of grotesque textures: bumpy with holes, oozing spots, and twisty lines. The slime on its body shines in the light, making weird, spooky reflections that on the first glance look like ghosts. Its head is a disturbing blend of jelly and sharp parts, with each part having a hook-like thing at the end.

A Blightscale Lizard: a malformed lizard-like creature that appears to be rotting away, emitting a foul odor of decaying flesh. Its coloration shifts between mottled shades of sickly green, yellow, and mold-like black. Its eyes are milky white, devoid of any pupils, giving it a vacant and eerie stare. Its skin is highly venomous, it cannot be touched without special protection.

The Chitinfeast Devourer: a terror from the insect world, magnified to horrifying proportions. Its body is made of thick segments that form a strong grotesque armor. The creature's legs are thin and segmented, each having a sharp, hook-like ending. Its gaping maw is lined with rows of jagged jaws that snap horrible clacks, revealing a dark void within.

But hideous appearance was not all of it. Apart from their monstrous looks there was another shocking thing about those creatures, a hidden surprise, which was discovered the hard way. Most of the species turned out to be extremely venomous. What made the situation even more twisted, their venom’s strength seemed to depend on geographical approximation to Mighty Dareland. This means that the very same creature’s venom had different implications on the very same patient in and outside of Mighty Dareland. The bites or stings that can cause merely drowsiness in Mighty Dareland turned out to be lethal if occurred outside of it. For this reason export of any plants or animals from Mighty Dareland now is strictly forbidden, that is officially at least. In reality smugglers still transport them illegally to other lands as some sort of exotics, which, risks considered, can pay really well.

Over the years, the interest in Mighty Dareland seems only to increase, especially considering that apart from dangerous monstrous creatures, valuable resources like precious metals and minerals were discovered. Some of the most prominent scientists of the Nine Realms and its wealthiest residents have already brought their expeditions to Mighty Dareland and more are expected to come. It seems that soon we might find out what secrets and dangers Mighty Dareland hides by following the latest adventures of the brave explorers.

REALM ABILITY:

Ability allows player to move 4 fields ahead (cannot be used on Snow terrain).